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Editor, Senior Moderator
J Cardiol Cases
. 2022 Jan 7.
doi: 10.1016/j.jccase.2021.12.009. Online ahead of print.
Acute myocarditis after receiving first dose of BNT162b2 mRNA vaccine
Bryan Wu[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Nikita Mittal[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Eric D Adler[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Kimberly N Hong[SUP] 1 [/SUP]
Affiliations
Abstract
A 40-year-old man with history of prior coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection developed pleuritic chest pain 3 days after receiving the first dose of the BNT162b2 mRNA vaccine. Echocardiography results were significant for mild dysfunction and left ventricular hypertrophy. Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging showed myocardial edema as well as delayed enhancement in the inferior wall of the basal left ventricular myocardium, suggestive of acute myocarditis. This case describes the work-up, diagnosis, risk-stratification, and management of acute myocarditis post BNT162b2 mRNA vaccine.
Keywords: BNT162b2 mRNA vaccine; Coronavirus 2019; Myocarditis; Pneumonia.
. 2022 Jan 7.
doi: 10.1016/j.jccase.2021.12.009. Online ahead of print.
Acute myocarditis after receiving first dose of BNT162b2 mRNA vaccine
Bryan Wu[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Nikita Mittal[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Eric D Adler[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Kimberly N Hong[SUP] 1 [/SUP]
Affiliations
- PMID: 35018202
- PMCID: PMC8739668
- DOI: 10.1016/j.jccase.2021.12.009
Abstract
A 40-year-old man with history of prior coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection developed pleuritic chest pain 3 days after receiving the first dose of the BNT162b2 mRNA vaccine. Echocardiography results were significant for mild dysfunction and left ventricular hypertrophy. Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging showed myocardial edema as well as delayed enhancement in the inferior wall of the basal left ventricular myocardium, suggestive of acute myocarditis. This case describes the work-up, diagnosis, risk-stratification, and management of acute myocarditis post BNT162b2 mRNA vaccine.
Keywords: BNT162b2 mRNA vaccine; Coronavirus 2019; Myocarditis; Pneumonia.